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伯 = 亻 + 白

伯 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chief”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 白 (white). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1041.

Keyword
chief
RTK frame
1041
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
начальник
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
伯 older brother

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 白 white

How to find 伯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “white”. 伯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 伯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.